Unit 2 working the land修改I.重点短语再现1._________ 摆脱；除去2.__________幸亏；由于；因为3.____________怀着……的希望4.____________ 生于贫穷的农民家庭5._____________ 为……而奋斗6.______________ 寻找方法7.______________ 与……作比较8.______________ 对……感到满意9.____________ 富含10._________ 集中(注意力、精力等)于rid...ofthanks towith the hope ofborn into a poor farmer’s family struggle forsearch for a waycompare...withbe satisfied withbe rich infocus onII.重点单词1.struggle1). He has been struggling for success in business.=He has been struggling to succeed in his business.为了事业的成功，他一直努力奋斗着。
2).A strong man will struggle with the storm of fate.强者乐于搏击命运的暴风雨。
3).She is struggling to bring up a family on a very low income. 她靠着非常微薄的收入艰难地供养一家人。
归纳总结联想：即学即用The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ____.A.to be heardB.to have heardC.hearingD.being heard解析本题考查非谓语动词。
struggle to do sth. 努力做某事。
又因I与hear之间存在被动关系，故应用不定式的被动语态。
2.expand观察思考A child’s vocabulary expands through reading.孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。
Why not try to expand your story into a novel?为什么不把你的故事扩展成小说呢？归纳总结易混辨异expand,extend,spread,stretch(1)expand展开，扩大，不仅指尺寸的增加,还可指范围和体积的扩大。
(2)extend伸出，延伸，指空间范围的扩大，以及长度、宽度的向外延伸，也可指时间的延长。
(3)spread伸开；传播，一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围，如传播(疾病)、散布(信息)等。
(4)stretch伸展，拉长,一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展，不是加长。
即学即用(1)随着儿童的成长，他们的兴趣会变广，人也会变得更自信。
As children grow older they expend their interests and become more confident.(2)他详细地说明了自己的新理论。
He expended on his new theory.3.thanks to观察思考Everyone knows about it now,thanks to you!多亏了你，现在大家都知道了。
Thanks to your advice,much trouble was saved.由于您的建议省了许多麻烦。
易混辨异thanks to,due to,owing to,because of(1)thanks to介词短语，只能作状语,多用于褒义。
(2)due to意为“因为，由于”,可以作表语或状语,不可位于首。
be due to do sth.表示“被安排去做某事”。
The accident was due to careless driving.交通事故是由粗心大意的驾驶造成的。
Mr.Hill will be due to lecture twice tomorrow.希尔先生明天被安排演讲两次。
(3)owing to意为“由于”多用作状语，作状语时常用逗号隔开。
Owing to his carelessness,Tom failed in the exam.汤姆考试不及格是由他的粗心大意引起的。
(4)because of语气最强，多用于表示直接原因。
一般放在主句之后，有时也可放在主句之前。
Because of his tiredness,he does not want to go with us.即学即用(1)____ his help,we solved the problem.A.ForB.BecauseC.Thanks toD.Due to(2)It’s acknowledged that the traffic accident was largely ____ the driver’s carelessness.A.because ofB.due toC.thanks toD.with a result of答案:(1).C (2).B1).Could you rid yourself of the bad habit of smoking?2).Will science- finally rid us of this disease?3).By working hard day and night, she is trying to rid herself of loneliness and sadness.类似用法动词：Remind/inform/ warn/ cure/accuse/rub sb of sth5.be satisfied with 对……满意satisfy one’s needs满足某人的需要with satisfaction 满意地to one’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是……be far from satisfactory 远远不能让人满意6.would rather宁愿，宁可联想拓展单项填空①—Shall we go skating or stay at home?—Which ___ do yourself?（2010·01·江西南昌检测）A.do you ratherB.would you ratherC.will you ratherD.should you rather②I’d rather ___ the basketball match lastnight.Otherwise,I would have finished my paper work by now.（2010·01·江苏徐州检测）A.not have watchedB.not watchC.hadn’t watchD.haven’t watch答案：（1）.B （2）.A7.equip观察思考It’s time to equip yourself for the journey abroad.你该准备出国旅行的行装了。
She equipped her son with a good education.她使儿子受到了良好的教育。
You’d better equip your bicycle with a headlight.你最好在自行车上装个前灯。
归纳总结注意:(1)equipment还有“知识;技艺;才能;素养; 特征；资质”之意。
(2)equipments(偶尔用复数形式)表达“不同种类的设备”,但不可在其前加two,some,several等即学即用(1)有良好的教育能受用终生。
A good education should______________.equip you for life(2)我们学校有了一些赠送的新设备。
Our school has been given _______________.some new equipment8.regret观察思考She deeply regretted what she said and what she did. 她非常后悔说了那些话和做了那些事。
We have always regretted selling the farm.我们一直后悔卖了那个农场。
He expressed regret for what he had done.他对自己的所作所为感到后悔归纳总结即学即用(1)我遗憾地告诉他他被解雇了。
但使我惊奇的是，他对我说：“我没有任何遗憾。
我惟一后悔的是选错了工作。
”I ______________him that he had been dismissed.But to my surprise,he said to me，“I have no regrets.I only _____the wrong job.”(2)—Robert is indeed a wise man.—Oh,yes.How often I have regretted ____ his advice!A.to takeB.takingC.not to takeD.not taking解析regret doing sth.表示“为做了某事后悔”，本题同时又表示否定，故选D。
9.lead to通向；导致；造成（后果）观察思考The discussion led to a big fight.那场讨论结果引起一阵大吵。
Eating too much sugar leads to rotten teeth.吃太多的糖会导致蛀牙。
What led you to believe I was ill?什么使你相信我病了？Which door leads to the yard?哪扇门通向庭院？归纳总结lead to意为：__________。
即学即用(1).We firmly believe that war never settlesanything.It only _____ violence.A.runs intoes fromC.leads toD.begins with解析本题考查动词短语的意思。
句意为：我们坚决认为战争不会解决任何事情,只会导致暴力。
run into撞上;come from 来自;lead to导致;begin with以……开始，因此选C。
(2).The students in the university are all taking courses __ a degree.（2010·01·山东烟台检测）A.sticking toB.leading toC.turning toD.referring to联想拓展result in导致result from由……导致10.focus①在我看来，学校应该把精力集中在教学上。